(a) Upon written permission secured from the fire chief, fireworks may be used for public or private exhibitions of fireworks in connection with fairs, carnivals or other celebrations. Application for permits shall be made, in writing, at least thirty days in advance of the date of the display. In such cases, parties in charge of such exhibitions shall be held strictly responsible for any damage to persons or property resulting from the use of fireworks so used. Fireworks being held in storage for such exhibitions must be kept in a closed wooden box or tarpaulin until they are to be used. Section 1509.01 does not prohibit any wholesaler, dealer or jobber from selling at wholesale such fireworks as are permitted to be used by such sections or the sale of fireworks to be shipped directly out of the state.
(1969 Code 133.10)
(b) Whoever violates this section is guilty of a misdemeanor of the fourth degree.
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